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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area

9,262,559 Population
6,923.1 square miles 1,337.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$48,011 ±$493 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$87,071 ±$941 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11% ±0.3% (1,001,327  ±31,097) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30.7 minutes ±0.3 (121,937,864  ±1,292,105) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

3,671,659 ±10,232 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (9,116,615  ±2,516) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±0.2% (100,521  ±5,146) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

3,911,902 ±917 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$316,500 ±$2,570 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.6% ±0.3% (967,333  ±27,737.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

89.8% ±0.6% (5,782,176  ±39,379.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
42.1% ±0.4% (2,709,482  ±25,714.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

30.9% ±0.3% (2,705,455  ±28,037) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

18.9% ±0.3% (1,748,189  ±26,434) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.7% ±0.1% (268,209  ±8,256) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
268,209 Total veterans ±8,256 242,287 Male ±7,934 25,922 Female ±2,745

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